The bad and good could be distinguished along several dimensions. Here are some:

Bad process:

Routine/happens because it happens

Limited preparation and follow through

Little or no facilitation

Reinforces hierarchies, excludes key voices

Rigid accountability focussed on blame

Always formal and mandated

Low trust/transactional

Good process:

Mission/goal oriented – happens because it makes a difference

Sees process as part of a flow of change – clear accountability

Facilitated by people with necessary skills and techniques

Inclusive, what matters is the quality of contributions not their source

Collective accountability focussed on learning

Mixes formal and informal settings and methods, often voluntary

Trust enhancing/collaborative

Why is bad process so prevalent and good process so rare?

Because bad process is often the default. In the short term, bad process is easier, less intensive-resource, and less risky than good process.

Bringing people together in inclusive processes

Bringing key actors together in inclusive processes help us both understand the system that is maintaining the status quo and building a joint sense of mission for a new status quo.

It also helps people start to identify and organise around key opportunities for change.

One of the most positive developments to have occurred in and around Whitehall in recent years is the emergence of informal, system spanning networks of public officials animated by shared values and goals such as One Team Gov and a whole host of bottom up networks on topics as diverse as wellbeing, inclusion, and climate change….(More)”.

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